template-maker/src/main.js

A CLI to generate project templates with alot of options!!

import chalk from "chalk"
import fs from 'fs'
import ncp from 'ncp'
import path from 'path'
import {promisify} from 'util'
import execa from 'execa'
import Listr from 'listr'
import {projectInstall} from 'pkg-install'


const access = promisify(fs.access)
const copy = promisify(ncp)


async function copyTemplates(options) {
    return copy(options.templateDirectory, options.targetDirectory, {
        clobber:false
    })
}

async function initGit(options) {
    const result = await execa("git", ["init"], {
        cwd:options.targetDirectory
    })

    if (result.failed) {
        return Promise.reject(new Error("Could Not Initialise Git Repo"))
    }
}


export async function createProject(options) {
    options = {
        ...options,
        targetDirectory:options.targetDirectory || process.cwd()
    }

    const currentFileUrl = import.meta.url;

    const templateDir = path.resolve(
        new URL(currentFileUrl).pathname,
        '../../templates',
        options.template.toLowerCase()
    )

    console.log(templateDir)

    options.templateDirectory = templateDir

    try {
        await access(templateDir, fs.constants.R_OK)
    } catch {
        console.error("Invalid Template Name", chalk.red.bold("ERROR"))
        process.exit(1)
    }

    // console.log("Creating Project Files....")
    // await copyTemplates(options)

    const tasks = new Listr([
        {
            title:"Generating Project Files...",
            task:() => copyTemplates(options)
        },
        {
            title:"Initializing Git Repo...",
            task:() => initGit(options),
            enabled:() => options.git
        },
        {
            title:"Installing Packages...",
            task:() => projectInstall({
                cwd:options.targetDirectory
            }),
            skip:() => !options.runInstall ? "Pass --install or -i to automatically install dependencies" : undefined
        }
    ])

    await tasks.run()

    console.log(chalk.green.bold("DONE"))
    console.log("We suggesst you begin by cd'ing into the project directory and type `npm start`!")
    return true
}